We saw the ugly side of this Brazilian side in their quarter final match, where Fernandinho and company utilised every trick in the book to frustrate James Rodriguez. While the Colombian star survived the fouls, Brazil’s star; Neymar was ruled out of the World Cup through an injury, from a ...

The Fortaleza Stadium was a sea of yellow when Colombia took on the host nation; Brazil for the second quarter final match of the 2014 World Cup. Colombia, whose home kit is yellow also, had to don their red away strip as Brazil wore their traditional yellow jersey. The game ...

The round of 16 clash between the hosts; Brazil and Chile promised to showcase the best of attacking football following their displays in their group games. The game started with both sides trying to impose their game and relishing the physical contest. Marcelo did well to create space for a ...

The Brazil vs Cameroon game provided an opportunity for Brazil to stamp their authority in this tournament by securing a win and topping the group while Cameroon would wish to leave Brazil with some points. The game started with Brazil frantically trying to take control of the game. Neymar’s free ...

Brazil’s second match of the tournament was against the combative Mexican side, who won their first game against Cameroon. Mexico, successfully closed Brazil down in the first half though they couldn’t create much for themselves. It was a high octane match with the irrepressible Guillermo Ochoa, in goal for Mexico, ...

As the Brazilian National team sang their national anthem passionately in that packed São Paulo stadium, I could feel the commitment of the team and it was clear that nothing but a win would be acceptable from the home team. It was quite a sight watching Eduardo, the Brazilian born ...